Tenerife vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Tenerife	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1612	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3415	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$980	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$1469	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1337	$3578
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	18	34
😀 Quality of life	60	80
🏙️ Population	932K	543K

The cost of living in Tenerife is 18% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 3004th and 1962nd ($1612 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1679th in Spain and the United States, respectively. Check Spain vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Tenerife compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Tenerife ranked 84th best city to live in Spain vs Tucson ranked 156th in the United States, while ranked 5171st and 561st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tenerife vs Tucson

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	Tenerife	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.2	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.8	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.73	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.74	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$911	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$898	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1580	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1309	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.2	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.7	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.3	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.45%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3352	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2496	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.02	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.64	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.27	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.25	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.78	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.49	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.6	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.4	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.7	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$454	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6114	$15495

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1500
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1214
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1338
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1375
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1337
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1338
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1334
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$535
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$540
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$640
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$489
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$687
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$502
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$850
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$435
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$652
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$619
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$705
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$536
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$675
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$558
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$486
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1598
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1248
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1330
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1368
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1950
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1263
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1415
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1291

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2073
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2077
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$830
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2319
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2306
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2417
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2413
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2423
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2395
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2468
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2342
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2388
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2304
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$788
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2328
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2466
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$814
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1815
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1947
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2763
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2262